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On Wednesday against the Philadelphia Union in Frisco, Texas, Jesús Ferreira scored in the 34th minute, with FD Dallas defense and goalkeeper Maarten Paez scoring the remaining goals.
Dallas (11-7-9, 42 points) has won his second straight and his third at home in the last three games. Third-placed FC Dallas trailed Minnesota United by 4 points in the Western Conference table with his 7 games remaining.
Dallas has never lost at home to the Union, with seven wins and one draw, and he is 15-3 ahead of Philadelphia.
Major League football rookie Paez recorded his three saves to record his seventh shutout of the season. Union goalkeeper Andre Blake finished with his four saves.
Philadelphia pumped ball after ball deep into Dallas territory in his first 15 minutes but failed to find a goal.
Ferreira scored home for his team in the 34th minute when Paul switched from left to right after receiving a pass from his Arriola and shot past Blake's reach into the bottom left corner. mentioned.
Sebastian Lletget also got an assist on a scoring play.
The goal was Ferreira's 15th of the season and tied for second in the league. He's three off his one-season record in Dallas.
Union (13-4-9, 48 points) suffered his second loss in three games, but has won six of his last eight. They remain at the top of the Eastern Conference standings, five points ahead of second-placed CF Montreal.
Philadelphia currently ties with Los Angeles FC for the fewest losses in the league and leads his MLS with 20 goals.
Ferreira will miss Sunday's Dallas road match against Nashville SC due to a late yellow card and accumulated cautions.
Union will visit his bottom-placed D.C. United on Saturday.
– Field Level Media
